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BRITISH COLUMBIA

Thumbs up… to the BC government for maintaining health and education spending in the face of federal funding cuts.

Thumbs down… to the Abbotsford School Board and the BC Ministry of Education for allowing BC’s first lease-back school.

Thumbs down… to the B.C. government for amending the Municipal Act to make it easier for local governments to enter into P3s or to contract out.

Thumbs up… to the BC government for freezing college and university tuition since 1996.

Thumbs down… to the BC government for pushing P3s for seniors’ and long term care.



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